Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese married his girlfriend Jodie Hayden on Saturday. The PM got married in a private ceremony at The Lodge in Canberra. He has become the first Australian leader to marry while in office. Albanese, 62, married Jody Hayden, 45, who works in financial services. While sharing pictures from his wedding on social media, he wrote just one word – Married – and shared a video along with it, in which he is seen holding the hand of his smiling bride wearing a bow-tie.
In a separate joint statement, the couple said: We are so thrilled to share our love and commitment to our future together with our family and closest friends. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also posted on X and congratulated his good friends Anthony Albanese and Jodie Hayden on their marriage.
Proposed on Valentine’s Day
Albanese proposed to his partner on Valentine’s Day of 2024. After this, both of them are now tied in the bond of marriage. When Albanese proposed to Hayden, he said that he had found a partner with whom he wanted to spend his entire life. They wrote their own vows and a celebrant got them married.
The newly married couple will go on a five-day honeymoon trip to Australia from Monday. Albanese met Hayden more than five years ago during a business dinner in Melbourne.
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— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) November 29, 2025
Who is wife Jodie Hayden?
Jodie Hayden is an Australian financial services professional and women’s rights advocate. Born in 1979, she grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales. Hayden has worked in the superannuation industry for 20 years in banking and finance companies. Jodi is 45 years old, while her husband Anthony Albanese is 62 years old. That means Albanese is 17 years older than him.
After 20 years working in the superannuation industry, Hayden stepped up to strategic leadership roles. In February 2022, Hayden was appointed as a Women’s Officer, having previously been a union delegate for the NSW Public Service Association.
How did the love story begin?
According to reports, Albanese and Hayden met in March 2020 at a dinner event in Melbourne, where the Labor leader was giving a speech. Hayden supported Albanese during the 2022 and 2025 Australian federal election campaigns. After this, after proposing in 2024, both of them are now married.
Albanese was previously married to former NSW Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Tebbutt. The couple separated in 2019 after almost 20 years of marriage. They also have a son whose name is Nathan.
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